HP in the name of Slytherin

After Mr. Crouch finished his meal, Dumbledore brought a middle-aged wizard over. Dumbledore introduced him as Alastor Moody, the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore had the most magical power. Strong wizard.

He has dark gray hair, and there are many scars on his stoic face, crisscrossing them as if he had been tortured. One black eye is relatively small, exuding calmness and sharpness, while the other eye is a strange bright blue, looking like a combination of magic and machinery.

Crouch obviously knew him, and his expression flinched for a moment when he saw Moody.

Interestingly, Tom seemed to know him too. When the two faced each other in the courtyard, the fierce-looking man immediately frowned.

Dumbledore smiled and patted his shoulder, "Alastor, this is the Tom Slytherin I told you about."

The man rubbed his pockets, frowned and stared at Tom, and said vaguely: "I remember him."

Crouch didn't pay much attention to him, which relieved Crouch's embarrassment.

Tom also had a vague impression when he heard Dumbledore introduce Moody's full name. When everyone moved to the courtyard to talk, he whispered to Catherine: "I remember him. He was Gryffindor when I first started studying. , often argued with me about magical issues. His parents are both Aurors, and when he was a child, he said he wanted to be an Auror when he grew up."

So it's easy to understand why Moody would frown when he saw a smaller Tom. He obviously also remembered Tom as a child.

Everyone sat down in the courtyard. Herbo Castle was hidden at the bottom of the lake. Through the clear water curtain, they could see the swaying water plants and leisurely swimming fish outside. The light above them also became beautiful and mysterious, bright but not dazzling.

This is a magical spectacle.

"I liked this courtyard very much when I first visited. The scenery here is very special." Dumbledore smiled and greeted the stiff Moody, "Come and sit, Alastor."

Since Moody is Tom's classmate, he naturally knows that the current Voldemort and the former Tom Riddle are the same person. Faced with the "rejuvenated" Tom Slytherin beside him, and the Catherine Slytherin who caused all this, this It was difficult for an experienced Auror to completely relax.

"It's okay," Catherine waved her hand and let Moody's nervousness go, "Let's take the time to exchange information. Mr. Crouch probably has a lot of work to do."

Even with Dumbledore's guarantee, it was not easy to gain Moody's complete trust at this time. Rather than spending more words to convince him, it was better to show him the facts directly.

Sure enough, after hearing what Catherine said, Moody's vigilant expression softened a little, and he no longer stared at Tom calmly.

Turning to stare at Catherine and Tom.

Crouch didn't want to be targeted by Moody, so he quickly said: "About four months ago, Malfoy brought a man in a cloak into the Ministry of Magic. You know, Malfoy always does that in the Ministry of Magic. "

He made a gesture. Everyone knew that Abraxas was nominally the director of the Office for the Prohibition of the Abuse of Magic, but in fact, senior officials from many departments of the Ministry of Magic had interests involved with him. The Office for the Prohibition of the Abuse of Magic also had very high powers. In name, It's an office, but the scope of management is similar to that of a department.

This department can step in to investigate any incident related to the use of magic.

The cunning Malfoy had obviously chosen this department after careful consideration.

Based on this particularity, Malfoy brought a person who clearly looked like a Death Eater into the Ministry of Magic. Although it was unpleasant - God knows whether this Death Eater was a radical and whether he had broken the law - but in Until there is definite evidence, not even Aurors can go directly to investigate, and departments will not immediately jump out to question it.

Malfoy also seemed to be relatively restrained, and just took the man in black robes for a walk in a less important place, and then went to visit Minister Jenkins.

Crouch recalled: "In addition to Minister Jenkins, there was also Mr. Abbott, Director of the Department of Legal Enforcement, in the office at that time. I was not at the Ministry of Magic that day. I heard from a friend that they chatted for a while behind closed doors, about half an hour? Minister Jenkins and Director Abbot seemed happy when they left."

Half an hour's time...

Dumbledore glanced at Catherine and saw that Catherine was just frowning in thought, so he did not interrupt.

Crouch continued: "After that, the man in black robe visited Minister Jenkins several times. Director Abbott would stay with him if nothing happened, and some other people... The first time I came into contact with the man in black robe, I just I think he has a lot of experience, and it seems like he just came over to chat with us for a while?”

Moody couldn't help but said angrily: "So you are having a tea party during working hours?"

"Of course not," Crouch shook his head hastily, as if he was trying to remember, "You don't understand, even though it was just a small talk, he made me feel... well, very pleasant? It was just... a very profound feeling, which always made me feel... I feel like I’ve benefited a lot from it, ahem… Anyway, I really want to listen to it.”

His serious face was slightly red, and his words were a bit incoherent. In front of the most respected White Wizard in the magic world, and the elite Aurors who did not rub sand in their eyes, it was really hard for him, a man who was obsessed with power, to analyze his own heart. It's a bit difficult.

Catherine thoughtfully said: "Have you discussed this man in black robe with others?"

Crouch seemed to have been reminded and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes! I once discussed it with someone from the Office for the Abuse of Muggle Items. We all chatted with the man in black robe, and he became very admiring of that black robe. People said that the man in black robe had profound magic and gave him some pointers... But I remember, and now that I think about it, they didn’t talk about anything related to magic skills.”

"About when did you become an 'admirer' of him?" Catherine asked.

Crouch coughed dryly and lowered his eyelashes slightly, "More than two months...about three months, I can't remember clearly."

Catherine asked again: "How many times have you met him? How many times have you chatted with Mr. Malfoy?"

"Three times? Except for the first time, which lasted for about ten minutes, and then just a few minutes. He mainly communicated with Minister Jenkins and the others. I only met him by chance, delivering documents, or meeting him on the road," Crow Qi tried hard to recall, "As for Malfoy, he is different from my department. He only exchanged greetings with me a few words at most. He met me four or five times? Just say hello every time."

Moody was a little confused and a little impatient, but seeing that Dumbledore was deep in thought with a serious face, he couldn't be disturbed.

Fortunately, Catherine and the others quickly solved his doubts.

"Is that man in black robes Voldemort?" Dumbledore asked Catherine in a declarative sentence.

"Well," Catherine's expression was as serious as Dumbledore's. Both of them realized the same problem, "Voldemort's magic field is stronger than we imagined. His mastery and use of this magic... I'm afraid... Above me."